$5K and $10K Scholarships

Choosing to pursue a doctoral degree is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Capella is pleased to offer $5,000 and $10,000 doctoral scholarships that can help you finance your degree.

Eligibility Requirements

Admissions

Student Criteria

Must be a new student (or former student reapplying to the university) accepted into and enrolled in an eligible doctoral program in the GuidedPath learning format at Capella University in May, June, or July 2019*. 

Academic Standards

Maintain good academic standing (3.01.04 Academic Standing) and/or good financial aid satisfactory academic progress (3.01.05 FASAP).

First Course

Must successfully pass your first course upon first attempt. Returning students must pass first course taken upon readmission to Capella.

*FlexPath and certificate applicants not eligible.

How to Apply

Step 1

Use application fee waiver code SC2019 to submit your Capella University admission application. Already applied? Skip this step.

Step 2

Find your program and corresponding scholarship below. To start your program on May 6, June 3, or July 8, 2019, apply for the scholarship before courses begin.

Apply for $5K Scholarship

Eligible Programs

Apply for $10K Scholarship

Eligible Programs

Scholarship Details

The scholarship can be applied only to an eligible doctoral program in the GuidedPath learning format. Depending on the program you enter, the scholarship will be applied to your Capella account during the third week of the quarter in the following disbursements:

  • $5,000 scholarships disbursed equally over three consecutive quarters ($1,667 per quarter):
    • DIT and DHA beginning the seventh quarter of your program, pending your satisfaction of eligibility requirements.


  • DEM and DPA beginning the ninth quarter of your program, pending your satisfaction of eligibility requirements.

  • PhD in business management, information technology, counseling education and supervision, and psychology beginning the 11th quarter of your program, pending your satisfaction of eligibility requirements.

  • $10,000 scholarships disbursed equally over five consecutive quarters ($2,000 per quarter):
    • DNP, BSN-to-DNP, and DNP Prep beginning the fifth quarter of your program, pending your satisfaction of eligibility requirements.

  • DBA, DSW, and EdD beginning the seventh quarter of your program, pending your satisfaction of eligibility requirements.

  • PhD in criminal justice, emergency management, education, advanced studies in human behavior, and human services beginning the ninth quarter of your program, pending your satisfaction of eligibility requirements.
  • Recipients who do not remain enrolled through the first two weeks of the quarter will forfeit the award for that quarter.
  • Recipients who change to an ineligible program, graduate, discontinue, or withdraw from Capella will have all future scholarship disbursements canceled.
  • In some circumstances, Capella quarterly tuition may be lower than a quarterly scholarship disbursement. In other cases, recipients may complete their programs before they receive all quarterly scholarship disbursements. Under no circumstances will recipients be eligible for cash payment or other compensation for the value of unused disbursements.
  • Recipients of this scholarship are not eligible for other Capella grants, scholarships, or discounts in excess of 15%.
  • The scholarship may decrease the amount of financial aid funds available to the recipient.
  • The scholarship is intended to address the cost of attendance, including but not limited to, tuition.
  • Capella University and its affiliates’ (Strayer University, DevMountain, Hackbright Academy, and Strategic Education, Inc.) faculty and staff, their spouses, domestic partners, and dependent children are not eligible for the scholarship.

Questions?
Call an enrollment counselor at 1.866.739.7361 to learn more about this scholarship and explore Capella programs.

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